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The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, also present are (from left) Alexander Hamilton, Robert R Livingston, Roger Sherman, Mr Otis, Vice President John Adams, Baron Von Steuben and General Henry Knox. Original Artwork: Printed by Currier & Ives. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)SOURCE: The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, also present are (from left) Alexander Hamilton, Robert R Livingston, Roger Sherman, Mr Otis, Vice President John Adams, Baron Von Steuben and General Henry Knox. Original Artwork: Printed by Currier & Ives. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

An upcoming digital experience is aiming to show tourists what it was like to be the first President of the United States.

The interactive experience, "Be Washington: It's Your Turn to Lead," will give visitors insight into the challenges George Washington faced, namely leadership issues on the battlefield and as president. It's expected to be open by Feb. 12 in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center in Alexandria, Va.

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Guests will be taken into a 1,200 square-foot theater room to watch as Washington maneuvers each crisis. There are four options to partake in, reported George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Depending on what scenario is chosen, those in the room will listen to advice and insight from historical advisers in those situations just as though they were there.

Towards the end, participants will vote on what course of action they would wish Washington to take in the situation. After the vote, the actor Chris Jackson, who played Washington in the Broadway show “Hamilton,” will explain what the first president did in that situation.